taxonID	type	description	language	source
B559D5644A1FFFD6FFC1B1A0FD37F91B.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Idiomelas morio (Ménétriés, 1832).	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD6FFC1B256FEF3F985.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (n = 1). 1 ♂, 26. ii. 2022, light trap, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (11 ° 58 ' 03.4 " N, 75 ° 46 ' 19.2 " E), Kannur, Kerala, India, coll. K. Shigina, deposited in ZSIK, SJC-ZOO-AWSNK 004.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD6FFC1B256FEF3F985.taxon	description	Measurements. (Male), TL = 7.07 mm, PL = 1.49 mm, PW = 2.21 mm, EL = 4.35 mm, EW = 2.92 mm.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD6FFC1B256FEF3F985.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India [Kerala: Kannur: Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (New record)]; Sri Lanka (Bates, 1886: 79; Kataev, 2003: 367).	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD6FFC1B207FD48FA85.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Loxoncus elevatus Schmidt-Göbel, 1846.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD5FFC1B1F0FCA5F7C9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (n = 5). 1 ♂, 08. viii. 2019, light attracted, Krishnan Kovil (9 ° 33 ' 51.3 " N, 77 ° 40 ' 51.7 " E), Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India, coll. K. Nijisha; deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK Regd. No. SJC- ZOO-KKVNK 001; 1 ♂, 26. ii. 2022, light trap, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (11 ° 58 ' 03.4 " N, 75 ° 46 ' 19.2 " E), Kannur, Kerala, India, coll. K. Shigina, deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK Regd. No. SJC-ZOO-AWSNK 001; 2 ♀♀, 26. ii. 2022, light trap, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (11 ° 58 ' 03.4 " N, 75 ° 46 ' 19.2 " E), Kannur, Kerala, India, coll. K. Shigina, deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK Regd. No. SJC-ZOO-AWSNK 002 – 003; 1 ♂, 18. vi. 2022, light trap, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, (13 ° 53 ' 55.4 " N, 74 ° 44 ' 42.4 " E), Areshiroor, Karnataka, India, coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, deposited in ZSIK.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD5FFC1B1F0FCA5F7C9.taxon	description	Measurements. (Males), TL = 7.7 mm, PL = 1.6 mm, PW = 2.4 mm, EL = 4.7 mm, EW = 2.9 mm. (Females), TL = 7.7 mm, PL = 1.7 mm, PW = 2.4 mm, EL = 4.7 mm, EW = 3 mm.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD5FFC1B1F0FCA5F7C9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Chhattisgarh: Jagdalpur, Forest rest house (Nijisha & Sabu, 2023: 466); Odisha: Surada, Ganjam (Andrewes, 1924: 39); Goa: Südgoa, Canacona Raj Baga Beach (Kataev, 2014: 249); Karnataka: Bangalore (Kataev, 2014: 249), Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary (Present study); Tamil Nadu: Krishnanan Kovil (Present study), Chennai, Coimbatore (Kataev, 2014: 249), Kodaikanal (Alluaud, 1916: 73; Jeannel, 1948: 695), Tiruchirappalli (Kataev, 2014: 249); Kerala: Kannur, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (Nijisha & Sabu, 2023: 466); Myanmar (Kataev, 2014: 249); Nepal (Kataev, 1997: 348).	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
B559D5644A1FFFD5FFC1B1F0FCA5F7C9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Among the five specimens collected, one shows entirely black coloration, two exhibits dark reddish-brown legs while the other two specimens with pale yellowish-brown legs. However, upon closer comparison of aedeagus, it becomes evident that all these specimens belong to the same taxon Idiomelas fulvipes indus and the coloration of their legs may vary in this subspecies (Boris M. Kataev, pers. com.). Additionally, one specimen with black color exhibits a remarkable deep emargination in the basal edge of pronotum, an unusual trait in harpalines and it may be an aberrant character (Boris M. Kataev, pers. com.). All the type specimens of the species of Idiomelas are in European museums (Erichson, 1843; Kataev, 1997) and the present study leads to deposition and availability of the studied specimens of I. fulvipes indus in Indian National depository at ZSI Calicut.	en	Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K., Hegde, Viswanath D. (2024): First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4): 719-724, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.719, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.719
